fluffed

ADJECTIVE

wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue

STRONG

erring goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out

WEAK

askew astray at fault counterfactual defective erratic fallacious faulty in error inexact misfigured not precise not right not working off-target on the wrong track out of commission out of line out of order perverse rotten sophistical specious spurious ungrounded unsatisfactory unsubstantial wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate correct good honest just precise right sound true valid

WEAK

acceptable appropriate decent moral suitable

Example Sentences

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Rose's momentum stalled with a bogey on the 11th, while a fluffed chip cost him another shot on the iconic par-three 12th.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Savinho was guilty of a woeful miss when he fired wide from Cherki's pass just after the interval and the Brazilian fluffed his lines again moments later, failing to beat Roefs from close-range.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Launched in 1964, four years after Coronation Street, the show initially ran five days a week and was also known for performers' fluffed lines.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

The flustered Clarice stood beside me, her hand full of hair-pins, while I took them from her one by one, controlling the curls that had become fluffed in the box.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

fluffed

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